Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anterior cruciate ligament

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.52 in modern English

Syllables: an-te-ri-or cru-ci-ate liga-ment
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

24

Letters

7

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of a pair of cruciate ligaments (the other being the posterior cruciate ligament) in the human knee.

Example Sentences

"Her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and medial collateral ligament (MCL) are torn and Vonn has a lateral fracture of the tibial plateau, the upper end of the tibia or shin bone."
"The Ballon d’Or holder, Alexia Putellas, who is being used sparingly on her return from an anterior cruciate ligament injury sustained just before the Euros, dropped to the bench in favour of the 19-year-old Barcelona forward Salma Paralluelo, who would be named young player of the tournament."

Inflected Forms

anterior cruciate ligaments (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

posterior cruciate ligament PCL

Synonyms

ACL

Questions

What does anterior cruciate ligament mean?: One of a pair of cruciate ligaments (the other being the posterior cruciate ligament) in the human knee.

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